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BOX. No. 305,742. Patented Sept. 30, 1884.

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i UNITED STATES aTnivT Trice.

EDGAR S. OOFFIN, OF MINNEAPOIJS, MINNESOTA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,742, dated September 30, 1884.

Application filed June 2U, 1894, (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern Be itknown that I` EDGAR S. Cornia, a citizen of the United States, residing in Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of l\[innesota,have invented certain new and nseful lnqirovenients in Boxes, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My improvements relate especially to boxes which are used as egg-carriers; and the invention consists in certain features of construetion hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an end view of a box having my improvements. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same box, the cover being removed from the top ofthe box. Fig. 3 is an end view of the box, the cover being partially removed. Fig. 4 is an inside view of the cleats, showing, also, the pivoted links. Figs. 5 and 6 are details.

A is an egg-box of any preferred construction. llt is provided at each end with a cleat, C, secured tothe end near the top of the box. One end ofthe cleat-the left-hand end in Fig. 1-is flush with the side of the box. The other end of the cleat does not reach to the side of the box, the distance between the end of the cleat and the side of the box being equal to the distance between the top of the cleat Gand the top ofthe box.

D is the cover of the box. lt is equal in length to the length ofthe box and twice the thickness oi' the cleat C. It is provided at each end with a cleat, D, which is preferably secured to the cover by nails b b. When the cover is in position on the box, the cleats D lit snugly over the ends of the box and reston the cleats C.

E is astrap or link, thcre'being one at each end of the box, pivoted at point l to the inner side of cleat C and at point 2 to the inner side l of cleat D. From the line 5 6, Fig. 1, to its end the cleat C, is recessed on its inner side, the recess being equal in depth to the thickness of the strap or link E. (See Fig. 4.) rlhe cleat Dis also recessed on its inner side be tween the lines 3 7 ,4 7 t-he recess being of the same depth as the recess in the cleat C.

Then my improvements are applied to a box having square ends-that is, to a box whose height is equal to its width-l prefer to pivot each link E to the cleat D at the center oi' the cleat, and to cleat O' at a point on the diagonal linejoining the upper right-hand and the lower loft-hand corners of the end of the box. (See line c a, Fig. l.) It will. follow from this arrangement that when the cover B is swung to the position shown in Fig. 2 it will fit snugly against the side of the box,with its lower edge flush with the bottom of the box, and its upper edge Vtlusli with the top of the box. Vhen a box is used whose height is greater than Aits width, the link is preferably pivot-ed to the cleat D at the same point and to the cleat C at a point having the same relation to the top and side of the box as in the preceding case. rllhe cover will then,when removed frein the top of the bombe brought into position with its .upper edge flush with the top ofthe box. rlhe links may be pivoted to the cleats at other points than those mentioned without departing from my invention.

H is a fastener for holding the cover in position when the box is closed. This fastener con sists of a piece of wire supported in a groove, c, in the inner side of the cleat C. A bend is formed in the wire at ll., which prevents the wire from slipping downward in the groove in O. The lower end of the fastener is formed substantially as shown at l2, Figs. l, 2, 5, and (i. The part 12 forms a handle by which the fastener may be grasped and rotated on the axis of the part ofthe wire held in the groove in O. The upper end of the wire is formed as shown at l0. ln the upper edge of the box is formed a notch at 9, and in the upper' edge of cleat D is formed a notch at S. Then the fastener is in the position shown in Fig. 2, the end 10 extends into the notch 9, and the cover can be removed or placed on the top of the box. In placing the cover on the top of the box the recess in D' passes over the fastener. By turning the fastener from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. l the cover is locked in place.

lt will be seen that as the fastener is turned to unlock the box the part above the bend 11 rides outward against the inner side of cleat D. The recess in D being of about the thickness of the wire, before the fastener can be turned to the position shown in Fig. 2 the cleatD must be slightly sprung outward. The bend in the fastener has therefore the important function of p reventi ng any accid entail tu rn IOO ' pivots, and provide space for the links, so that 'cleats C secured to its ends,with the cover B,

ing ol' the fastener while the box is being transported,orat other times when the box is closed. Vhen the cover is in position on the top of the box,the links E are entirely concealed and protected by the cleats G D. The recesses in the cleats permit the links E to turn freely on their l l l l l l having the downwardly-projecting .cleats D, and with the links pivoted to the innei` sides l of the cleats C and D, substantially as de- ,i scribed. v 2. The combination of the box A,having the I recessed cleats C secured to its ends,with the I cover 13, having the downwardly-projecting 25 recessed cleats D,and with the links E,pivoted in the recesses of the cleats, substantially as described.

3. The box A, having the recessed cleats C,

and having the notches 9, the cover B, having 3o the cleats D, said cleats D being recessed and having the notches S, and thelinks E, pivoted to the recessed cleats, as described, in combi nation With the fasteners H, having the bends l0, ll, and l2, substantially as described, and 35 for the purpose set forth.

i. The box A ,having the notches 9, and provided \`vith the cleats C, having the vertical groove c, in combination with the cover B,hav-

ing the cleats D, provided with notches 8, and 4c the fasteners H in the grooves ci, said fasteners having the bends l0, 11, and l2, substantia-ily as described, and for the purpose set forth.

EDGAR S. GOFFIN. Vitiiesses:

AMAsA G. PAUL, ELncTUs A. PRATT. 

